When any such trustee has taken possession of any property pursuant to the provisions of § 16-219, or pursuant to any authority contained in the mortgage or deed of trust, he shall take charge of and operate such railroad or railroad property for the benefit of the creditors for whom such trust was created, and shall not be personally liable for any injury arising from the operation of such road, unless resulting from his wilful mismanagement, or for any contracts made by him as such trustee; but all such property shall be liable for the acts and proceedings of such trustee, in the execution of his trust, to the extent of the interest of the creditors for whose benefit he acts, and any proceeding for the purpose of making such property liable shall be brought against such trustee, describing him as such.